Nanorobot: A Revolutionary Tool in Dentistry for Next Generation

Abstract

ABSTRACT Nanorobotics is the technology of creating machines or robots at or close to the microscopic scale of a nanometer (10–9 meters). These nanorobots allow precision interactions with nanoscale objects or can manipulate with nanoscale resolution. Treatment opportunities in dentistry may include local anesthesia, dentition renaturalization, and permanent hypersensitivity cure, complete orthodontic realignments during single office visit, and continuous oral health maintenance using mechanical dentifrobots. Dental nanorobots could be constructed to destroy cariescausing bacteria or to repair tooth blemishes where decay has set in, by using a computer to direct these tiny workers in their tasks. Recent advances in the field of nanorobots prove that nanodentistry has strong potential to revolutionarize dentistry to diagnose and treat diseases. Although research into nanorobots is still in its primary stage, the promise of such technology for its use in future generation is endless! How to cite this article Dalai DR, Gupta D, Bhaskar DJ, Singh N, Jain A, Jain A, Singh H, Kadtane S. Nanorobot: A Revolutionary Tool in Dentistry for Next Generation. J Contemp Dent 2014;4(2):106-112.